Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potenti... Read allGru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 41 nominations total
Steve Carell
- Gru
- (voice)
Jason Segel
- Vector
- (voice)
Russell Brand
- Dr. Nefario
- (voice)
Julie Andrews
- Gru's Mom
- (voice)
Will Arnett
- Mr. Perkins
- (voice)
Kristen Wiig
- Miss Hattie
- (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove
- Margo
- (voice)
Dana Gaier
- Edith
- (voice)
Elsie Fisher
- Agnes
- (voice)
Pierre Coffin
- Tim the Minion
- (voice)
- …
Chris Renaud
- Dave the Minion
- (voice)
Jack McBrayer
- Carnival Barker
- (voice)
- …
Danny McBride
- Fred McDade
- (voice)
Mindy Kaling
- Tourist Mom
- (voice)
Rob Huebel
- Anchorman
- (voice)
Ken Daurio
- Egyptian Guard
- (voice)
Ken Jeong
- Talk Show Host
- (voice)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirectors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud wrote a language for the gibberish the minions speak throughout this movie. They called it "minion-ese". Each word the minions speak in this movie translates into an actual word.
- GoofsWhen Gru is laying down the rules for the girls after being adopted, the clock on the stove goes from 12:10 to 12:11 and back to 12:10 again.
- Crazy creditsTwo minions take turns trying to see how far each one can stretch their arm out into the audience (in 3-D).
- Alternate versionsWhen the movie aired on Freeform, a large portion of the spaceship carnival game was cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Biggest Loser: Episode #9.19 (2010)
- SoundtracksSweet Home Alabama
Written by Edward King, Gary Rossington, and Ronnie Van Zant
Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Since Toy Story 3 is in theatres, it's rather knee-jerk to compare Despicable Me to the animation giant. But you shouldn't. Despicable Me doesn't have the heavy, dark tones of the final Toy Story and, therefore, is probably better suited to smaller children. As with the best family films, though, adults will love this story as much - if not more - than their little ones.
And here's why. It is incredibly rare to see a single dad portrayed in such a positive light. While Gru has an admittedly "bad" vocation, there are unbelievably sweet moments between him and the three children, probably aided by the juxtaposition of tiny girls to a large, "bad" guy.
The nepotistic supporting cast from Saturday Night Live (even Jack McBrayer works for Tina Fey) is fantastic. One pleasant surprise was from Gru's minions: they did not steal the show. Not that they should've- the little yellow guys were funny and entertaining, but one would expect from the previews they would ultimately be the best part of the film... and I'm happy to report that wasn't true.
Despicable Me is LOL funny throughout, warm, goofy, and will not disappoint. I'd say you're a despicable parent if you don't take your kids to see it immediately.
And here's why. It is incredibly rare to see a single dad portrayed in such a positive light. While Gru has an admittedly "bad" vocation, there are unbelievably sweet moments between him and the three children, probably aided by the juxtaposition of tiny girls to a large, "bad" guy.
The nepotistic supporting cast from Saturday Night Live (even Jack McBrayer works for Tina Fey) is fantastic. One pleasant surprise was from Gru's minions: they did not steal the show. Not that they should've- the little yellow guys were funny and entertaining, but one would expect from the previews they would ultimately be the best part of the film... and I'm happy to report that wasn't true.
Despicable Me is LOL funny throughout, warm, goofy, and will not disappoint. I'd say you're a despicable parent if you don't take your kids to see it immediately.
- dawsonmckay-780-71082
- Jul 1, 2010
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $69,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $251,683,815
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $56,397,125
- Jul 11, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $544,174,973
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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